English → Tetun
otherwise
se lae
Example sentences
"Otherwise it's hard to identify," he said.
"Se la'e susar atu identifika," nia dehan.
Because otherwise, I could have died.
Tanba se lae, ha'u bele mate ona.
Don't go outside today as there's a bad wind, otherwise you'll get itchy skin.
Ohin loron keta sai ba li'ur tanba anin aat, orsida isin katar.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “otherwise”
- They cheated, otherwise you could have defeated them.Sira nia joga fo'er, lae karik imi mak manán tiha ona sira.
- Only half-fill it with water, otherwise it could spill.Tau bee nanotak de'it, se lae fakar.
- The factory must increase its production, otherwise it can't progress.Fábrika ne'e tenke hasa'e produsaun, se lae sei la la'o ba oin.
- If you buy ice cream, eat it all up straightaway, otherwise it will melt.Karik sosa eskrim han hotu kedas, se lae nabeen.
- I have to force the children to study, otherwise they’d never hold a book.Ha'u tenke obriga labarik sira atu estuda, se lae sira nunka kaer livru.